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Plate Tectonics
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Answer 24 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A fault in which the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall
core
fault block boundary
sea-floor spreading
normal fault
2. The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
core
compression
divergent boundary
asthenosphere
3. The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies
fault block boundary
core
divergent boundary
sea-floor spreading
4. NOT a type of tectonic plate boundary
lithosphere
folded mountains
strike-slip fault
fault block boundary
5. The layer of rock between the earth's crust and core
folding
mantle
mesosphere
folded mountains
6. When rock layers are squeezed together and pushed upward.
reverse fault
folded mountains
crust
tectonic plate
7. A break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
fault
fault block boundary
folded mountains
mantle
8. Opposing forces cause rock to break and move horizontally
normal fault
continental drift
crust
strike-slip fault
9. Mountains that form when magma erupts onto Earth's surface.
fault-block mountains
fault
convergent boundary
volcanic mountains
10. The boundary formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates
lithosphere
crust
convergent boundary
folded mountains
11. A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid - outermost part of the mantle
tectonic plate
plate tectonics
folded mountains
asthenosphere
12. The theory that earth is divided into plates that move around
divergent boundary
compression
mantle
plate tectonics
13. The bending of rock layers due to stress
core
continental drift
folding
fault
14. Stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
tension
sea-floor spreading
compression
tectonic plate
15. Form when tension causes large blocks of rock to drop down in relation to other rocks. Tilting of rock layers can occur as tension pulls the rock layers apart.
transform boundary
normal fault
fault-block mountains
tension
16. The solid - outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
compression
asthenosphere
mantle
lithosphere
17. The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle
crust
mesosphere
tectonic plate
fault-block mountains
18. The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
folding
lithosphere
transform boundary
reverse fault
19. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
core
fault-block mountains
divergent boundary
crust
20. The central part of the Earth below the mantle
fault block boundary
tectonic plate
plate tectonics
core
21. A fault in which the hanging wall moves up relative to the foot wall
reverse fault
fault-block mountains
core
strike-slip fault
22. The strong - lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
normal fault
mesosphere
lithosphere
sea-floor spreading
23. The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass - broke up - and drifted to their present locations
volcanic mountains
tectonic plate
transform boundary
continental drift
24. Stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object
divergent boundary
asthenosphere
tension
compression